Biorhythms

Who knows what Biorhythms are? They are the rhythmic biological cycles which affect our lives. At least I think they do, although apparently there isn't real scientific evidence! Here is what is says on Wikipedia:

A biorhythm (from Greek βιορυθμός - biorhuthmos) is a hypothetical cycle in physiological, emotional, or intellectual well-being or prowess. "Bio" pertains to life and "rhythm" pertains to the flow with regular movement. Biorhythms theory has no more predictive power than chance, and has been labelled a pseudoscience by skeptics

I first heard about Biorhythms many years ago and at the time I got myself a book and got quite into it all. It did seem to have some substance in that, critical days were often not good ones for me! It is said that people make many more mistakes on critical days; and also have more accidents!

I have recently started to get back into it as I have a gadget on my Google desk top that automatically shows me that days chart. So much more convenient than drawing the chart by hand as I did when I was first interested. Here is todays example:

The blue line equals the Physical cycle, the pink line is the Emotional cycle and the brown is the Intellectual. All the cycles vary in length. Each cycle starts at zero on the day you are born. The Physical cycle is 23 days, the Emotional is 28 and the Intellectual is 33 days. These are known as the primary rhythms.

There are also 4 secondary rhythms: Spiritual =53, Awareness = 48, Aesthetic = 43 and intuition = 38. The site where the Google gadget gets it's info. says the following:

How to interpret biorhythms readings

Each biorhythm is zero when you are born, then it changes by a sinus-like law with the period equal to specific number of days depending on the rhythm (physical - 23 days, emotional - 28 days, intellectual - 33 days). At any time each biorhythm is between -100% and 100%. Closer to 100% is better, closer to -100% is worse. The color of the circle shows this number visually, for example: pure green  is 100%, green-grey  is 50%, red-grey  is -50% and pure red  is -100%. Special attention should be paid when the biorhythm is 0% or close to 0%. The days when the sign of the biorhythm is changed are called critical days, the circle becomes special . It was observed that people make many more mistakes on critical days.

Unfortunately all 7 of my rhythms are in a minus part of the cycle which is not great! I have critical days coming up! Luckily, I don't have any that coincide though, as the theory suggests that 2 or more rhythms crossing the central line at the same time is REALLY CRITICAL!

I often look at this site too, which has slightly different secondary rhythms listed: www.freebiorhythm.net It has the following information:

An introduction to BiorhythmsBiorhythms have nothing to do with stars or the supernatural; they are simply cycles of human abilities. You have probably noticed that you do not have the same physical, intellectual, emotional or intuitive abilities each day, and that your degree of "good fortune" varies considerably also.

Once you have excluded other factors, you may notice that your abilities tend to cycle, in other words, they go up and down at fixed intervals. As a result, you have certain times when you are at your peak in one or more areas and of course other times when you are at your lowest ebb.

The science behind biorhythms dates back to the late 19th Century, the era of Sigmund Feud, when various psychologists, professors and scientists studied mental and physical states and discovered that these states appeared to be governed by cycles of 23, 28 and 33 days. There is a lot of material on the internet about how biorhythms affect people, even to the claimed degree of influencing the gender of an unborn child.

You may be wondering how we are able to calculate the "fortune" biorhythm, when the degree of good or bad fortune we experiences is seemingly random and beyond our control. However, there is significant research on this subject which indicates that to some degree we are able to make our own luck, purely by our mental state. When we have a pessimistic outlook, we fail to notice the good things in life and are likely to overlook opportunities and "lucky chances" that are all around us. However, if we have an optimistic outlook, we are more likely to turn ordinary situations into opportunities to better our lives and ourselves. Our fortune biorhythm should help you to understand when you are more likely to attract positive situations into your life.

How to interpret the chart:The biorhythm sine waves are depicted on a vertical axis, from -100% which is where your abilities should be lowest, through a mid point of zero, and up to 100% where your abilities should be at their highest. The days are given along the horizontal axis, so you can choose a particular day and see where your biorhythm sine waves will be on that day. For example, on any given day, you can have one wave which is rising upwards, one which is at its peak and another which is falling.
If you are interested take a look at what Wikipedia has to say: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biorhythm

If you want to get your own charts then just Google the word "Biorhythm" there are loads of free sites.

Right, that's all for now. I think it's time I closed this down and get myself settled in bed with my book. Simon was very tired so he is sleeping in another room tonight, so I can read until I nod off.